We’ve been keeping you up to date on the Open Data Ag Conference happening this week in Washington D.C. Gary Crawford tells us it ended with some friendly commitments. Click …
Some Nations Against Information Sharing
Even in this information age, some nations are still reluctant to share even the most basic agricultural information about production and stocks. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download …
Information Key in Dealing with Climate Change
Improved, long-term information can help ag producers, and their crops and livestock, adapt to climatic changes. Rod Bain has the story. Click to open or download audio report.
Ross to Speak at Workshop on Farm Bill
It’s a chance for farmers, ranchers and others in the ag industry to learn more about the Farm Bill. Sabrina Hill has details. Click to open or download audio report.
Weather Causing Problems in Other Areas
Spring has sprung in most of California, with the central parts of the state even hitting 90 degrees. But that’s not the case for other parts of the nation, and …
Tulare Water Rules Workshop This Week
Growers with irrigated lands in the Tulare Lake Basin Area are invited to a workshop on controversial groundwater rules scheduled for this week in Fresno. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to …
Rice Planting Slow in Some Areas
As we told you last week, it’s rice planting time in California, but around the nation rice plantings are running behind. Susan Carter has more. Click to open or download …
Details of Immigration Reform Bill Released
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a new comprehensive immigration reform package.
Vilsack Discusses Effects of Sequestration
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined for lawmakers some of the many effects of budget sequestration that we will see later on. Gary Crawford reports from Washington. Click to open or …
Full Interview with Hank Giclas
Hundreds of agriculture organizations across the country are sending a letter to the FDA. Listen to the full interview with Hank Giclas. Click to open or download audio report.
Ag Labor and Immigration Are Top Concerns
Agriculture labor is in the spotlight this week, after California Senator Dianne Feinstein suggested a deal may be coming very soon. Sabrina Hill talks with Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive …
Study Could Change Fertilizer Use
A study by UC Davis could lead to changes in fertilizer uses and better air quality. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report.
Vilsack Tells Critics to Look Closer at Budget
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says critics of certain aspects of his proposed 2014 budget should look at the total budget and the fiscal environment the country is facing today. Gary …
Crop Report Highlights
Susan Carter has highlights from the latest round of USDA crop reports. Click to open or download audio report.